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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style work from around the world is also welcome!

* BD = "Bandes dessinées"
* BDT = Bedetheque
* GN = graphic novel
* LBK = Lambiek
* LC = "Ligne claire"

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L'histoire vraie d'Ersin Karabulut, célèbre artiste de bande dessinée turc.

Il raconte son histoire, mais aussi celle de son pays, la Turquie. Dans ses excellents « contes ordinaires » (fluide glacial), l’auteur nous entraînait dans une époque et un monde semblable aux nôtres, y glissant subrepticement une touche de fantastique pour mieux pointer une dérive, une aberration de notre société.

Rien de cela dans ce nouvel album : Ersin Karabulut s’ancre dans la réalité. Il parle sans détour de son parcours, celui d’un gamin amoureux du dessin avant d’être un militant ; de son pays, tiraillé par de violents antagonismes politiques et sociétaux. Ce récit sans concession – ni pour l’auteur lui-même ni pour la Turquie – est porté par un graphisme exceptionnel qui entremêle caricature et réalisme. On retrouve, car c’est une habitude chez Ersin Karabulut, la force des émotions qu’il dessine à la perfection.

Ce « journal » est la première partie d’une autobiographie aussi drôle que grave ; un manifeste pour la liberté de pensée, la liberté d’expression et la liberté de la presse ! (Tome 2 en cours d'écriture)

English version: (might not be perfectly translated)

The true story of Ersin Karabulut, famous Turkish BD artist. He tells his story, but also the one of his country, Turkey.
In his excellent “ordinary tales” works, the author took us into a time and a world similar to ours, surreptitiously slipping in a touch of fantasy to better point out a drift, an aberration in our society.

None of that in this new album: Ersin Karabulut is anchored in reality. He speaks frankly about his journey, that of a kid in love with drawing before becoming an activist; of his country, torn by violent political and societal antagonisms.

This uncompromising story – neither for the author himself nor for Turkey – is carried by exceptional graphics which interweaves caricature and realism. We find, because it is a habit with Ersin Karabulut, the strength of the emotions that he draws to perfection. This “diary” is the first part of an autobiography that is as funny as it is serious; a manifesto for freedom of thought, freedom of expression and freedom of the press!

Note: unsure this BD is available in English.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersin_Karabulut https://www.dargaud.com/bd/journal-inquiet-distanbul/journal-inquiet-distanbul-journal-inquiet-distanbul-tome-1-bda5342530

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Oh yes!
I read a digital version in English a few months back. It might have been a library file, I'm not sure at the moment.

Anyway, excellent book!! It reminded me a bit of Riad Sattouf's wonderful L'Arabe du futur.